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I joined PFA four weeks ago today and thought I'd give a short review. (OK...turned out to be NOT so short!)

I have little previous trading experience; this was two years ago with a FOREX training program focusing on using indicators. I studied full-time (50 hours+/week) for two months and never had faith that indicators actually worked. We were told that they worked, but markets seemed so random (I know differently now!) that it was impossible to know.

The primary trader (and founder) of the above training program claimed to use Supply and Demand to scalp the markets, but didn't teach it as it was too difficult. At the time, I scoured the Internet for a couple days looking for an authority training site on Supply and Demand trading. But I had no luck and gave up.

Recently, my dad renewed my interest in trading after he attended a free seminar at Online Trading Academy. He said a friend had taken their basic course three years ago and made $35,000 last year in his spare time. I attended their seminar and was excited to take their basic course (at a price tag of $6,000). I did a bit of research on the Internet and the consensus was that while they give some decent information, it is overpriced and they promote many additional courses to their members. In fact, from the marketing materials they provided, to become an "expert" trader would cost between $50,000 and $98,000 in courses.

While doing my research, I ran across Pure Financial Academy. I watched all of the free videos provided, and while I didn't specifically understand the material, it seemed to come close to what I was looking for in Supply and Demand education.

I called Will with a list of questions and concerns and he patiently answered even the vaguest of them. One thing I appreciated about this call was that he was NOT hard-selling his training.

I decided to join PFA. I still had some concerns (see below), but I justified my purchase by reasoning that if this training worked out, it would be a fraction of the cost of an education at Online Trading Academy.

Within a couple of days, my worries were put to rest. I estimate there are about 14 hours of core course material (videos). On top of that, another 40 hours of videos explore each of the core concepts in greater detail. Each component is taught methodically, step-by-step, and very clearly. Additionally, there are "live room" recordings dating back to the beginning of this year, three days a week for most weeks. I'm just about to start tackling those.

One thing that Will told me in my initial call with him was that he would leave no question unanswered. And this is 100% true. He attends to forum questions every weekday and some weekends (and I've had a ton of questions!). In the live room, he addresses every question and re-explains if necessary until the answer is completely understood.

But just as importantly: Within the first week of my membership, I KNEW that Will's Supply and Demand methods WORKED. It's took me two to three weeks to begin to understand the basics and start to see how they fit together. And I'll admit that I felt pretty lost during my first week of attending the live room (something I completely expected). But what I could understand made a LOT of sense.

It's taken me one month of intensive studying, but I feel that I am just now able to start putting everything together. That's not to say that I'm "good" at it yet, but I am positive that I will get there!

I have not started trading the method yet, even in a demo account (I've never previously traded on a live account.). There's so much to learn that I didn't think it would be productive. But I should be moving onto the charts this next week.

I have only one "negative" comment about PFA so far: Prior to joining, it is impossible to judge how effective Will's method and training might be. Yes, you can watch the free videos, but they hardly give you a taste of the potential. The investment niche is rife with scam artists. ***I assure you that PFA is 100% LEGITIMATE*** Will is obviously very passionate about what he teaches and all of the members seem to be VERY happy with the great education he provides.

I guess I took a "leap of faith" when joining PFA, but I am completely satisfied and SO glad I didn't pass this up. This information is not something you can find for free on the Internet, no matter how hard you look (believe me, I tried!), and is unlike any other training you can find. I'm very optimistic about my trading future.

JohnM68,
I wanted to personally thank you for this nice surprise in my notification inbox
I truly appreciate you taking the time to write this and let others know about your experience. I also appreciate your comment, I completely understand what you mean and would agree. It is people such as yourself that make it possible for others to make an educated decision. I truly don't want people to just take my word for it, but I do want to give my best to help every single one possible.

Again thank you and I am looking forward to a long future together, keep up the hard work you're putting in and know that I am here to support you!

John, I have been trading for a living for well over ten years now, much of that time spent trading supply and demand zones across multiple asset classes. The best review I can give is that I make more money spending less time in the markets since joining, and because of that I am a huge fan of the software. I have attended OTA as well as other trading schools, so I have much to compare his curriculum and software too as well. Speaking for many of us who agree with you, thanks for expressing your sentiment about Will and his business. He does a great job and places education and the time spent on it over his trading, he is not kidding about that. Supply and demand methodology is just basic economics applied to the charts, but it can be difficult to analyze without a system in place and a rules-based trade plan built around it. Will has an eloquent way of explaining it, as well as a terrific methodology and system you can use to exploit it. On top of that he is patient and a great guy, can't tell you how many Saturday calls and remote supports he did with me to get the software integrated correctly on my complicated trading PC with 20 windows and four big monitors.

Thanks for sharing and for being part of the community, you have posted great questions since you joined and I am looking forward to seeing more of your trades! The captain of this ship will reply and say thanks for the kind words, but I would tell him in advance that respect is earned never given, you're hard work, and customer service is appreciated, Will. John and the rest of the readers have a blessed weekend, B

Great post John. Your story is a familiar one. I consider myself extremely lucky and very fortunate to have stumbled across PFA. I still can't understand how I never came across it before I did. Will is probably one of the absolute best trading teachers there is in the industry. I think most if not all PFA members will agree with that statement. It is a little confusing at first when you don't fully understand the concepts but once you do, he makes it sound so simple. Good luck John.

John, thanks for sharing your experiences! Sort of like you, I stumbled into trading and attended a MeetUp group here in Albuquerque where my first meeting was about supply and demand trading--at that point the seemingly random bars on the chart (at that time I didn't know what a candle was!) did have logic. The trader who talked about this gave me some names, I looked at them on the 'net, and then, like you, called Will after I liked his videos. Of course, I didn't understand them, but he made sense. He also patiently answered my questions and I signed-up a few weeks later--and I've always thought it was a great decision. Interestingly, I have zero experience with anyone else in the trading industry so I'm always intrigued when you and other traders share your experiences. Thanks for laying out what so many of us believe about Will! See you in the room!

I've been through the main course once and all Bootcamp videos twice. Well, that's not quite the truth...I still have three to go on the second round.

Yesterday, I started demo trading for the first time -- on FOREX markets. It was more to get my feet wet than to properly use the system. I am using a non-NinjaTrader platform to execute trades, which presents some small issues, but nothing major. I won't go into the reasons here why I am using a different platform, but I have a very good reason.

I made 25 trades between yesterday and today (plus two more that are outstanding). The first five trades did not use PFA teachings at all and were not placed with much purpose in mind (maybe just getting used to the interface). The sixth trade I traded the wrong currency pair. That sounds rather silly, but it was an issue with poor programming design of this alternate platform.

Anyway...I've been trading LTF 4h and STF 15m (started with 10m, but the platform I'm using has no 10m charts so I switched. I think 15m is better anyhow.). I am only trading between levels, and I did not have a trade plan printed out in front of me (I will after today!). Like I said, I was just kind of messing around.

I've attached my results. They are very encouraging even though my sample size is very small (effectively 19 trades...10 wins, 9 losses). I duplicated two trades (one medium winner, one smaller loser), effectively doubling the position size. I was excited that some of the Stop Losses were surprisingly small compared to the Take Profit. (Of course, this happens often in the live trading room, but doing it myself is a different matter.)

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